1. Warm Up
Why was the Battle of Midway a turning point in the Pacific?

2. Students will explain the role of the home front in contributing to WWII.

3. The Home Front and Japanese Internment
WWII- Pt 5
The Home Front and Japanese Internment

4. The Home Front
Home front- activity carried out to support the war effort back in the US

5. The Home Front
Things we did to help out the war effort on the home front:
Rationing – items were rationed b/c the military needed them (rubber, nylon, gasoline, food)
Ration- Limited quantities only at certain times
Sold for specific prices so no price gouging

7. The Home Front
Grew “Victory Gardens” for fresh produce- grow your own food so more can go to the troops and help us win

8. War Bonds –help pay for the war; encouraged to buy (like during WWI)
Government sells to people, use money to pay for war; people sell back to gov later to get money plus interest back
$186 billion was raised from bonds
Volunteering popular to help war effort

9. Growing Victory gardens
Home front activities
Rationing
Buying war bonds
Growing Victory gardens
Volunteering

17. In what ways did ordinary Americans contribute to the war effort?

18. FDR on the Home Front
FDR created offices and laws that helped US quickly get ready for war
Selective Training and Service Act –first peacetime draft; for men 21 to 36
Office of War Mobilization – handled war production- weapons, tanks, ships, planes

19. FDR on the Home Front
Office of Price Management –prevent inflation and controlled certain goods- oversaw rationing programs

20. FDR on the Home Front
FDR used deficit spending (spending money you don’t have) to pay for war

21. Mobilization and Military Enlistment
Mobilization – getting ready for war in terms of military preparation
We started mobilizing before we were in the war- started making weapons, drafting and training soldiers- created a lot of jobs
War economy ended the Great Depression
Production of ships, tanks, aircrafts, etc. created millions of jobs
Unemployment dropped to 1%
16 million Americans served in armed forces
11 mill drafted
25,k Native Americans;
300,k Mexican Americans;
1 mil African American;
350,k women

23. End of the Great Depression
Mobilization
War economy
More jobs
End of the Great Depression

24. What economic effects did World War II have on the American home front?

25. OWI Office of War Information (OWI) handled war information
Released war-related news
Used propaganda posters and radio broadcasts to promote patriotism
Warned about foreign spies
Recruited women into war work
Also did overseas propaganda

26. GI Bill The GI Bill- Law that paid to send former soldiers to college
Official Name- Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944
GI = Government issued; Slang for soldier- like GI Joe
Passed it to avoid an economic downturn after WWII
Didn’t want high unemployment when all the soldiers came home
Paid for over 8 mill WWII veterans to go to school
Also gave $16 billion in loans to veterans
For homes, farms, or small businesses

27. Loan for a farm or business
GI Bill for Veterans
Pay for college
Loans to buy a home
Loan for a farm or business

28. Scientific Advances Charles R. Drew – African- American doctor
Research in blood transfusions
Led to blood banks and blood storage
Saved thousands of lives during WWII

29. US Propaganda

38. Japanese Internment

39. Japanese Internment
Executive Order Law signed by Roosevelt after Pearl Harbor that sent Japanese -Americans on the west coast to concentration camps or internment camps
Also included German and Italians
But fewer of them were interned

40. Japanese Internment
Thought Jap-Am were national security threats- might help Japan against the US
1000s of families were forced to leave homes, businesses and property; relocated into camps
Asked loyalty questions; if deemed loyal they could leave
Japanese were told it was for their own safety

42. Do you think that it is legal to restrict citizens/residents for national security even if they haven’t done anything wrong? Why or why not?

43. Challenges Legal challenges to internment heard by the Supreme Court
Court ruled (Korematsu v. U.S) that internment was constitutional
Official apology offered by U.S. government (1988) to survivors of the camps because it violated the 4th (houses were searched) and 14th amendments (citizens’ rights can’t be taken away)
Reparation payments were made
Also included German and Italians, but fewer of them were interned

49. STAAR Practice
The government issued ration books during WWII in order to
provide financial security for uninsured citizens
safeguard the profits of struggling businesses
ensure the fair distribution of scarce goods
allow consumers to buy imported goods at discounted rates

50. STAAR Practice
The government issued ration books during WWII in order to
provide financial security for uninsured citizens
safeguard the profits of struggling businesses
ensure the fair distribution of scarce goods
allow consumers to buy imported goods at discounted rates

51. Big Idea
In what ways did the home front help with the war effort? (Give at least 3 things)

52. WWII Vocab
Write a letter TO a soldier fighting in WWII using the following vocab words. Make sure the meaning of the word is implied in the sentence. Underline/highlight each word that you use:
Home front
Mobilization/ Mobilize/ Mobilizing
Rations/Rationing
Victory gardens
War Bonds
OWI
GI Bill
Internment camps